Overall Study Motivation Between 2012 and 2015, the number of homicides committed with a firearm increased 12 percent to 12,979 across the 50 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Guam, and the Virgin Islands (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, undated-b). Some...
Objectives In 2013, the Chicago Police Department conducted a pilot of a predictive policing program designed to reduce gun violence. The program included development of a Strategic Subjects List (SSL) of people estimated to be at highest risk of gun violence who were...
